THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. # \ \VBNTIBTH" YEAR OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 30 , 1890. NUMBE1I 104 , CONGRESSiOBL PROCEEDINGS , The Conference Eeport on the Tariff Pro" Bcuted la tlio Howe. PADDOCK SPEAKS IN OPPOSITION TO IT , Tlio Hill for tl o Ilcllnf of HctllcrH on Northern Paulllc Hallway , Indemnity Immlf * to , W.A nioToy , Sept. 20. In the house the speaker presented a bill to define find regu late the Jurisdiction of United States courts , with the senate amendments thereto. After some discussion the bill was laid . nildo temporarily , Mr. Henderson of Iowa submitted the con ference report on the general dellclcncy bill. After some debate It was agreed to. Then , on motion of Mr. Henderson , the hill passed appropriating ยง 33,000 , to supply the de llclcncy in the appropriation for the conipcn- eatlon of members of the house. Thoscuuto amendment was concurred la to the house bill granting leave of absence to clerks and employes of flrst and second class postofllces. The amendment extends the hencllts of the measure to the employes In the nmll bag repair shops. The conference report on the bill to In- creoso the cdlclciicy of the signal corps of the army nnd transfer the weather 8 crvico to the agricultural department wns agreed to. On motion of Mr. i'ayson of Illinois the Btnnlo hill passed extending for 0110 year the timu for payment by settlers ou public lauds In cases of drought. The senate joint resolution passed request ing the secretaries of the state , war , treasury mid navy departments to submit to congress provisions lor the enactment into law of the International mmlne conference. On molion of Mr. CuUhvell of Ohio the nlll wna passed to prevent Ike desecration of the United States lliigby the printing thereon of any painting or advertisements. The house then took a recess , the evening- session to bo for the consideration of bills re ported by the committee on ludlan affairs. At Its evening session the house passed a few senate bills nnd adjourned. Honnto 1'roouoctlinyn. WASHINGTON , Sept , 20. In the a nat today Mr. Ingalls ( Dy request ) presented a bill to provide for the payment of arrears of pensions on applications filed since July 1 , 1880. Hoferrod. The senate bill giving the assent of the United States to certain leases of rights to coal mines In the Choctaw nation was passed. The vice president presented the resolu tions of the annual conferees of the Metho dist Episcopal church held at Detroit re questing" both houses of congress to refrain from holdlntr any session for legislation on the Sabbath any. I Jefcri-ed to the committee ou education and labor. The conference report on the hill for the relief of settlers on the Northern I'acillc rail road indemnity lauds was presented nnd agreed to , The conference report on the deficiency bill was presented. As the bill passed the house It appropriated $ . ) ,2U1M)0. ) 'f ho senate had increased the amount by $ 'i&l5,000 , mak ing it $7,875,000. Tills had been reduced in conference to $ < iGO , < ) ,000. The largest item in the reduction was that for French spoliation claims. .Another matter which occupied the confer ence n long tlint ) wns an item of fl,000 ( for explorations nnd Investigations in regard to artesian wells and irrigation. An amendment hud been at lost agreed toby the house conference with a provision - vision Unit the appropriation should complete the work nnd these wells were to bo com pleted by July 1,1801. , The report was agreed lo. i The conference report on the tariff bill was presented and road at length. iAt. Aldrich said the conference report and tbo bill , as modified by it , were printed , nnd ho did not deem any further explanation of its provisions necessary. Ho hoped the sen ate would bo nblo to reach n vote on the re port early this nltcnioon. Mr. Morgan said the tariff bill as manipu lated by the republican conferees of both houses had many now features which neither the house nor the scuato had voted upon , hut It was Impossible ) to co Into * a discussion of the changes. All that could bo dona was to discuss inn general way the principles on which the measure was founded , la the course of his speech Mr. Morgan spoke of Blulno as a now Cobdcn and of tlio president ns a resurrected John Bright. Tlio amend ment offered by Mr. Halo to carry out the reciprocity ideas of the president nnd Mr. Blame had been voted for by every demo cratic senator and votcil ngulnst by every republican. That amendment had been in every substantial seiiso an amend ment to Dlalne , but the amend- jneiit.siibscquently reported from the llnanco committee had been intended to supplant and overllo it. The latter wns a vaccination Riven to the body of the bill in order to fore stall the faint virtues of frco trade which Blnlno had intended. It was said that any Amorlcui , statesman should so undervalue the common scnso of Americans as to pretend ho was in principle n protectionist while ho was openly advocating frco trade with every nation that would admit American products free of duty. Ho said tbo reciprocity clause xvaj unconstitutional. Mr. bhcrnmn defended the section , the principle of which had been recognized in other statutes mid supported by the courts , \vhllo Icssrs. Carlisle und Morgan argued J ngalnst It. Mr. lorgaji having referred to Mr , Sher man's recent letter to ErastusVyman , Mr. Sherman suld the statements therein were conslstirt with the position ho always held that it was by mutual legislation and not by treaties that reciprocity measures could bo carried ut. At the close of Mr , Morgan's speech Mr. Dietrich called for a vote on the conference report. This wns opposed by Mr. Cockrcll. who said that Mr. Carlisle desired to speak , but was somewhat Indisposed today. Mr. Aldrich ashed unanimous consent to have a vote at 4 o'clock tomorrow , but .Mr. Cockroll objected. Mr. Sherman addressed the senate In a general defense ot the prlnclploof protection. 801110 of the provisions of the bill wore too liigh , some too low , hut ho admitted the im- posibillty of framing a measure to suit every interest. lie believed the law to bo a beacon of prosperity to the whole country , As to the reciprocity feature , there was nothing new In the idea of reciprocity. As to sugar , lie would have given the ixjoplo free sugar up to No. ' . ' 0 , Dutch standard , In tbo belief that eonio of the higher grades would enter into consumption without having passed through the rcllnorics , As to hinder twlno , ho had felt that Its manufacturers had probably taken nilvantago of the opportunity and demanded grossly unreasonable prices , but these had only douo as other human beings did. even the farmers taking advantage of high niarUct prices. In conclusion 3Ir , Sher man expressed the hope that manufacturers would avoid tlioso trusts that cave popular Jllsecntcut nnd would invlto fair competition niid give the people the benefits thereof and of cheaper production. If they did uot do to lie would ho as ready to vote for the repeal of the bill as ho ivas now to vote for it. Mr. Paddock addressed the senato. Ho must vote agajnst the conference report. Ho would not consider this great economic prob lem as cue entirely political in its nature , af- fcctlng as it did ititerejta most vital to his Immediate constituency and the entire west. Ho sbould not attempt to state In detail his objections to the rwport , but should draw particular Attention to the action of the commlttco on the sugar icucdulo and Its relation to other protected Interests in the bill. Ho entices the treat ment given the beet sugar interest and said It was not pleasant to contemplate nor did It particularly include u senator from u state where a strong and uiostmomlMag commence ment had been made in the adopincntof such Industry to vote for the report. Ho sincerely hoped that the rcjxirt would not bo adopted and a new conference bo ordered. Thoronferenco report wa laid asldo In formally without action. Thocotiferencoreporton the bill oncnlntr for settlement a portion of the Fort Hunctnll military reservation In South Dakota was presented and agreed to. Mr , Hoar reported from commltteo ft resolution , which was adopted , declaring the senators from North ana South Dakota , Montana nnd Wyoming entitled to comjwnsa- tlon from the date of the admission of these suites. Mr , Morgan offered n resolution , which was agreed to , calling on the president for copies of all orders and instructions since March 1 respecting the regulation of tbo seal llshcnes of Alaska or Hehrlng sen. The house bill defining tbo duties of the scrRcaiit-nt-artns passed. The Individual pension bills on the calendar were taken up'and passed ( forty-four In twenty-llvo minutes ) . Adjourned , ACCll KSTAlL\m KILLED. A. Respected Citizen of Mltclirlt 3IcOt * with n Fatal Mlsliup. Miicnni.1 , S. D , , Sept. SO.-fSpcclal Tele gram to THE Bnn.J James S. Foster , ono of the pioneer residents nnd one of her most re spected citizens , accidentally shot himself this evening whllo taking a loaded gun from a wngon. He died In fifteen minutes after the accident occurred. Tills entire com munity is deeply saddened by his sudden death. Mr , Poster came to Yankton nearly thirty years ago and ho has many friends hero. Ho was ono of the best known men In South Dakota und his sudden calling away will bo sudly felt by thousands. Till , ! J , Of THE .V.I TlOXAIjfSTS. A Determined ISlYort to Get .Magistrate Hlmmioii Out of the Case. Duni.ix , Sept 29. [ Special Cablegram to TiiuUni : . ] The eyes of all nationalists con tinue to be fastened on the court nt Tipper- ary , where Messrs. "Dillon , O'Brien and their follow prisoners nro undergoing trial on the charge of conspiring to prevent the payment of rent to Mr. Smith Harry , landlord of Tip- perary. The peremptory refusal of the court on Saturday to receive the affidavit of the de fendants objecting to Magistrate Shannon's sitting in the caso. on the ground that ho would bo biased , was considered by the na tionalists as a further indication that a fair hearing could bo hardly expected before the court as at present constituted. Theythlnk that the affidavit wns entitled to respectful consideration instead of being de nounced by the crown prosecutor as nn "Infamous lioel" on Shannon , and by the latter as "an attempt to make a scan dal of Justice. " The defendants assert that Lhey acted In entire good faith in presenting tlio affidavit , and held that they were entirely within their right in protesting against being tried before a magistrate whoso fairness and Impartiality they had abundant reason to doubt. The defendants and their friends were in consultation yesterday ia regard to the composition of the court. All grounds of objection to iVmcistrato Shannon were again discussed , and the opinion was reached that his sitting in the coso was too serious a mat ter to be tolerated , if It could possibly bo pre vented. It was decided , therefore , to make one moro effort to get Shannon out of the cuso and a plan of procedure was formulated. At the resumption of the trial this rooming Timothy Healy arose and addressed tbo court on behalf of the defendants. Ho referred to the refusal of the magistrates to consider the propriety of Shannon's withdraw ing from the case , and announced that in view of this , tbo defendants felt themselves constrained to refer the ques tion to the high court of Justice nt Dublin. The defendants , ho said , would apply tomor row fora writ to x > rohlblt the present magis trates from proceeding with tbo conspiracy cases on the ground of bios against the de fendants. The council for the crown , ho said , ought now to decide as to the wisdom nnd propriety of polng on with the hearing pend ing this application to the high court. When Healey resumed his seat Bonan. crown prosecutor , nroso and said ho could not consent to a suspension of the hearing pending the prooosed application by the de- fcuso to the hlgfi court. Thereupon the In troduction of testimony for the prosecution was begun and the rest of the day was taktn up with the reading of the speeches made by the defendants on several occasions. IIOXOJIS TO UVSES. A Complimentary Dinner Tendered the Well Known Irish Lawyer. CHICAGO , Sept. 29. At the Palmer house tonight a complimentary dinner was given to \V , J. Hynes , the well known Chicago law yer , who has been for a long tlmo taking a conspicuous part In the Irish affairs in this country and who has Just returned from a visit to Ireland. The dinner was given by M. E. Stone , W. 1C , Sullivan , John H. Walsh , Judges Pendergast and Mocan and a number of other friends of Mr. Tlyncs , over ono hua- drcd m all. In the course of his after dinner speech Mr. Hynes gave n review of his ob servations in Ireland and said ho met no man of "national sentiments" In Ireland who had not implicit faith in 1'arncll and confidence in the ultimate success of the movement to secure homo rule. Hyues said that up to the advcut of 1'arncll's movement lie believed In the efllcacy of "organized force , honorably employed1 , for the attain ment of Ireland's autonomy , but siuco the inauguration of Parnell's iiolicy that had had his undivided support. No one , ho said , who had made a personal visit to Ireland aiid seen the condition of the people could regard the absentee landlord as anything but a bird of proy. Sneaking of the fallnre of the potato crop he said that from personal observation ho knew there wns no exaggeration In the re ports , nnd that absolute starvation followed the failure of this crop. In conclusion Hynes spoke of the uniform courtesy and considera tion with which ho had been received by members of parliament and these prominent in the Irish cause. FreshIcs Got the Worst of It. CHICAGO , Sept. 20. Tomorrow will bo the regular day for the annual Freshtnan-Sopho- moro canerush lit the Northwestern uni versity nt Evauston , but the two i-lasses were too Impatient for the fray , nnd as a consequence quence they got together after prayers this morning and indulged in a bout that resulted in much physical damngo nnd many torn clothes , "tho freshles" getting decidedly the worst of it. It wa ? llttlo short of n riot , and the whole town has been set by the ears as a result , The faculty , It is said , will mnkoan example of the instigators of the disturbance. A Fatal n'roek in Ohio. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Sept. 20. A collision occurred on the Cincinnati Southern rallroaa , a few miles from Chattanooga yesterday. Fireman Poyno received Injuries from which ho died an hour Inter , A few hours before ho had shown his undo a roll of bills containing fsOO , When brought back to Chattanooga there was but llttlo over n dollar. Ho could uot hnvo deposited the , money anywhere aud his corpse must have been robbed. The 1'rcBidont to Come \Vcst. WASIIIXOTOX , Sept. 20-Tho president will leave Washington next Monday for the pur- ioso ) of attending the grand army J ounlous nt ( iulosburg , 111. , on the 6th prox.ntOttumwa , la. , on the 9th undTopcka , Kan , , on tbo 10th. Torpedo Works niow Up. TORONTO , 0. , Sept , 29. The Aemo Torpedo company on the West Virginia side 'of the nver was blown up this morning and Ralph School ! , an employe who was makla ? glyror- luo , was killed ; loss , $ J , 00. Londoii't ) .Ve\v Lord Afnjror. LONDON , Sept. 20. Joseph Savory has been elected lord mayor of London , JOHN L WEBSTER'S ' ADDRESS , He Exposes the Fallacies of Probilition tea a Great Beatrice Audience. HON , W. J , CONUELLSPEAKS AT FALLS CITY llnrlaii AiIilrcsHcsati Untlnmlnstic An- illcncc at I'airllcld A. I ) . Hocinor Nominated for I'loat Sena tor State News. Br-ATiiicn , Neb. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele gram to THE BKI : . ] Never has a larger audience assembled in the spacious Paddock opera house than that gathered there tonight to listen to the address of Hon. John L. "Web ster of Omaha on the subject that prohibition should not prevail in Nebraska. The nudl- enco was thoroughly representative of the morality , wealth and cntcrprlso of Ilcatrlce , nmong which were u great many ladles , members of the flrst families of the city. On the stage were gathered a largo number of the foremost citizens of Beatrice of both the republican nnd demo cratic faith ; ? . At the rear of the stage was suspended a largo banner , on which was in scribed In largo letters , "For high license , strict enforcement of law , regulation and control , Sunday nnd election day closing1 , pro tection to values of property and- continued prosperity , against frco whisky , cvcry-day joints and dives , destruction of property val ues , stagnation of business and increase of taxation. " Hon. H. S. Bibb , democrat , of this city was niado chairman of the meeting , and introduced Mr. Webster with a brief and eloquent speech , As Mr. Webster stepped forward ho was greeted with enthu siastic npplauso. Ho nt once branched out into an eloquent dissertation upon the falla cies and absurdities of prohibition doctrines as expounded by the apostles of that faith. Ho showed conclusively that as a redeeming quality prohibition had proven n miserable failure In New England , Iowa nnd Kansas. His comparison of the prosperity of Ne braska with the decay nnd business stagna tion in the prohibition states cost and west was repeatedly applauded. With these ex amples before us , to vote for prohibition was n sin , and to make it n constitutional enact ment would bo a crime. His arguments were hacked up with irrefutable statistics , nnd on the whole his address was well received and will hnvo n very beneficial effect upon the cause of anti-prohibition in this section of the state. A number of people were present from ITalrbury , Pawnee City and other adjacent towns. In the afternoon Colonels Elbcclr and Ells worth of DCS Moines , la. , addressed a largely anti-prohibition meeting at the Paddock opera houso. Colonel Eibcclc spoke in Gor man and Colonel Ellsworth In English. Hon. II. V. Hnrlnii lit Fail-field. FAiiinEi.n , Neb. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE BIE. | Hon. N. V. Harlan ad dressed a crowded house in Hopper's hall to day. His speech was enthusiastically re ceived and ncknoivlcdRcd by all to be a mas terly and logical argument. Hon. A. D. Ucoinor Nominated. OAKLAND , Neb. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tele gram to THE Bun. ] At the republican Joint senatorial convention , held hero today to nominate n candidate for float senator for the district of Burt nnd Gumming counties , Hon. A. D. Beemor of dimming county was nominated. Ho is an old settler , has hosts of friends In the North Platte country ana is known as an able man. , Council nt I''ill Is City. FALLS Cm , Neb. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tel egram to THE BEB. ] The republican nomi nation-convention met in this city today , The following ticket was brought out : For representatives , Cyrus Jones , Ernst Werner and M. II. Vanderventcr : for county attor ney , A. E. Gantej for clerk of the court , C. L. Metz. The following resolution was adopted : Resolved , That the candidates of repre sentatives pledge themselves not to accept any railroad passes from the railroads this winter. Congressman Conncll was present nnd was enthusiastically called on for a speech. Ho spoke In part as follows : "Mr. Chairman and fellow-citizens : I take pleasure in being with you today. I know only in part what work you have done today , but I know that the work of a republican convention must bo peed work. Some today nro no doubt disappointed , but wo have learned that \vc must acquiesce in the will of the majority. This is a principle that the democrats cannot fully appreciate , but , thauks to Tom Heed uid a little common sense , they have found it out. They have been taught that the majority In congress has some rights that the minority report is bound to respect. The gallant speaker has been sustained by the house and by the people. When the democrats baa the house two years ago they did nothing , and they were determined that the present house should emulate their ox- ample. In this they were out-generaled. The peopto iiernamieu some roller iroin congress and they got it. There Is no reason for the farmers to leave the republican ranks and go Into the alliance. They asked relief from trusts , nnd congress has given n law abolish ing trusts and maklngunlawfulnny combina tion organized for the purpose of affecting the price of any product ; they demanded pro tection for their meat and land products , and wo have the pure food bill which will ho a law before adjournment , also the meat in spection law ; they asked for relief in the money market , and the sllvor bill was passed. " Ho reviewed the work of congress and showed that tbo republican party had re deemed Its promises while the dem ocrats had proven themselves insin cere in everything. Ho also reviewed the tariff and the position of the parties thereon , nnd concluded by saying that "they say the old ship Is leaking and cannot weather the storm , but she weathered the storm In the days of 1800 to ' 05 and she lias douo it all the years since , nnd she surmounts the bil lows that now seem abreast of nor ns easily as she has done In the past. As between the parties today it should take no man long to choose. The issue before us is protection to American industries as against free trade , and I stand ready and willing to meet on any stump the tariff giant of the opposition ami discuss with ttiem these Issues.1' The convention adjourned with three as suring cheers for the county , state and con gressional tickets. Important Ito.il Kstnto Deal. BEATWCC , Neb. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tele gram to TUB BED. ] Ono of the rriost im portant real cstnto deals ever made In this city was the ono consummated today , by which Frank C. Grablo of Omaha becomes the owner of the old opera house nnd aud itorium property nt the comer of Fifth and Ella streets. The property was purchased of J , L. Talt , the consideration being (00,000. Church Dedication at Hlolcniaii. Ciuio , Nob. , Sept. 20. [ Special to Tun U cc. ] The new Methodist Episcopal church at this place was dedicated yesterday , Ko\r. \ J. B , Maxfleld of Omaha preached the dedi catory sermon. After the sermon n collection was taken which will inoro than liquidate all debts , The church is an orhameut to the town , . Hamilton County Democrats. ACROHA , Neb. , Sept. 20. ( Special Tel- egrara to TUB BEE. ] The democrats of Ham ilton county , in convention today , nominated Hon. Morltz Kohn for'member ' of the legisla ture , vice Henry England , withdrawn. Mr. Kohn Is a prominent merchant of this city. Prof. Ilakcstraw , candidate for state super intendent , addressed a democratic moss meet ing this evening. Independent Nominations. OSCEOI.A , Nob. , Sept. % - > 9. fSpcclnl to TUB line. ] The Independents 6f this county met in convention Saturday nnd nominated for the legislature Ole llrcdson ; for county at torney , II. M. Marquis ; for county commis sioner , F1. H. Ball , and forcoroacr , Dr. Matt Shaw , Mrs. Hoffman at Superior. Scrcitioii , Neb. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tele gram to TIIK BUB. ] At the request of the non-partisan league , Mrs. Clara Hoffman of Missouri stopped how to address the league. She spoke on the public street to an audlcnco of probably two hundred. Ho address was blttvr against tno licensing of saloons nnd she denounced such men ns tr. Duryeu nnd other noted divines because they did not agree with her views. it in vn.i LL fovxn a ui T r v. He Is Convicted of Murder In the First Degree. WOODSTOCK , Ont. , Sept. 20. At the re sumption of the Bin-hall murder tnni this morning some evidence was taken prelim inary to the speaking. Samuel Mester , tele graph messenger nt Niagara Falls , proved the delivery to Clerk O'Neill at the Imperial hotel of a telegram 'purporting to bo from Benwell to Blrchnll , O'Neill ' was supposed to deliver the mcssago toBIrchall. James Costln , a farmer , testified ho saw the body of Bcnwoll when found. Ho came to the conclusion that the body had not been out In the storm of'two nights , ns the shirt front was white and clean as though no rain or snow had fallen ou , it. Blackstook put in evidence the register of the Metropolitan hotel , Now York , showing the names "J. K. Blrchall and wlfu , " "T. TougUT' and "H. Hiloy , " and all registered In the handwriting of the prisoner. The wns all the evidence for the defence nnd the addresses of the counsel were at once entered upon. During his counsel's address the prisoner listened calmlv to nil that was said. Blaekstock , for tlto defense , spoke five hours. Ho reflected on the alleged reckless mcttiods of the prosecution and the appar ently careless manner in which the witnesses for the crown seemed ready to swear away a man's life , his summing up of the evidence bearing upon Birchall's identity. Discussing the moral character of his client , he said ho must admit his utter inanllity to point out an explanation of the course observed by Birch- nil which would bo pjonslstant with Ills inno cence of dishonest purposes. The explana tion of Birchall's , statement to Pel- ley and Benwell inducing them to coino out thero. which Blaekstock could offer was that Blrchnll expected to receive through them money tocnnhlo him to go Into business and make good his promise. Ho denounced the mariner of conducting the Identification of the prisoner ns disgraceful , and appealed to the jury to think only of the evidence before them. " in making up their minds. The time \vould come when the mys tery surrounding thls'crlmo would bo cleared away. Ho closed with a touching reference to the devotion of Mrs. .Blrchall. Osier closed tbo case for the crown. Ho reviewed the story in detail and analyzed Birchall's negotiation's \vlth Benwell into ono fact a plan to entrap young Benwell tp Can ada on representations that ho know would bo shown to bo false the ( moment ho arrived in Canada. The motive was to secure T > 00. Ho detailed Birchall'sJeallngs with Pelloy nnd said the outcome of this fraud and de ception could ho but ino thing and that was Blenheim's swamp. , ' 'Look ' at It nil ns you read the corrcspcactenccj read between the lines and you will see there Just the simple awful word 'murJor. ' " The jury retired nt 9:30 tonight. At 11 : 0 the Jurv returned with a verdict of murder in the first degree. TUB HOX-V.IK TIIAGEDY. There la Now Mttlc Doubt That the Men Were Murdered. Wye. , Sept. 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BEE. ] Thcro docs not now appear to bo any loophole of escape from the conclusion that the two young St. Joe men , found In a box-car hero n few days ago , one dead and the other dying , were brutally murdered. A telegram from St. .Too is to the effect that the young men left there with about $110. In addition Emerson carried nn open-faced silver watch. All of this money , with the exception of-2o cents and the watch , was missing when the bodies reached hero. According to the St , Joe information , the young men were to have been Joined at Grand Island by n third party , who was to accom pany them upon their journey. This Indivi dual was not found when the train left here , but whether or not ho started with them from Grand Island Is not known. The cor oner's jury is still pursuing the Investiga tion , which will probaoly bo concluded to morrow. Everybody Is now convinced that the men were murdered. After Western Itoadn Again. CniCADo , Sept. 20 , The interstate com nicrco commission Is after the western roads again , this tlmo to regulate lumber rates. Some tlmo ago the board of trade of Eau Claire , WIs. , petitioned the commission to compel the St. Paul road to reduce lumber rates to Missouri river points , complaining that they nro compelled to pay unreasonable rates compared with these from , other north western points. The St. Paul made answer mat inmocr rates were uut , recently au- vancod and to now lower them nt any point would result in a general collapse. Acting on this the commission has served notlco on several western roads , ordering thorn to make answer in twenty days why rates should not bo reduced from Eau Clairo. Nomination * * . WASHINGTON , Sept. 29. The president to day sent to the scuatp the following nomina tions : John N. Irvln , governor of Arizona. Mem bers of the new continental railway commis sion : Alexander J. Caasattnf Pennsylvania , GeorgoM. Pullman1 of Illinois , Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. Smith a Whltflcld of Ohio , flrst assistant postmaster general ; James Sowry Boll of Pennsylvania , second assistant postmaster general. Illinois State Fnir Opened. PEOIIIA , III. , Sept. W. The great pralrlo state fair opened todayat Jefferson park with fine weather nnd a good attendance for the opening day. Never In the history of the Illinois state fair have the entries been so full as this season. Every department is crowded and some exhibits were crowded out entirely , Tomorrow is children's day and arrange ments have been mads to welcome 00,000 , school children of Illinois. Iron and Steel Institute. Nnw YOIIK , ScpU 29. Members of the British Iron and steel Institute und the Ger man delegates who arrived this morning at tended the session of the American institute of mining engineers. The meetings yester day and todav are under the auspices of the American association. Tomorrow the pro gramme of tbo British Iron and steel institute will begin and last until Saturday , when the delegates leave for Philadelphia , Steamship Arrivals. At Now York The Eider , from Bremen ; the Lydian Monarch , from London , At Glasgow The Circossla , from Now York. Passed the tiznrd The Helvetia , from New York for London ; the Switzerland , from Philadelphia for Antwerp. Killing Trust Reported. WASHINGTON , Sept , 0. Killing frosts are reported from Nebraska tnd light frosts In central Illinois. PIONEER RESERVATION LANDS Errors in the Schedule of Allotments Have Delayed the Opening. THE CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT BARRUNDIA i President Harrison , After n Careful Kininlnntloii of tlio I'npera , Icoldc8 Not to Send Them to Congress. WASIIIXOTOX BPIIRAU Tun O AtiBEIJ , ) 51 ! ) I'ouitTEii.vrit STIIEP.T , > WASIIISOTON D. C. , Sept , 29. ) ncprcsentntivo Dorscy has been working /or the past thrco mouths endeavoring to secure - cure the issue o ( the proclamation throwing open the Ponca Indian reservation to set- tlemcut , but has uot so far suceoodcd , In having the proclamation Issued. Mr.- Dorsoy today received a letter from Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs Bell which explains the cnuso of the do- lay. The letter Is as follows : "Hon. G. W. E. Dorsoy Sir : Owing to the discovery of numerous grave errors nml omissions in the schedule of allotments recently inndo to the Ponca Indians in Nebraska under the Into Sioux net I have been corapellcrt to call upon Agent Helms , who Jointly with Special Agent Lltchflcld mailo the allotments , for explana tions and to supply needed omissions , which will neccssnrllv dclav mv sciidlntt the schedule to the secretary of the interior for his approval. I trust , however , that the agent's explanation will bo srtisfnctory and cmtblo mo to have the schedules corrected and promptly submitted to the secretary upon receipt of the agent's reply. " WILL- WITHHOLD THE COKKKSPOXDEXCE. The president lias decided not to send to congress the correspondence with Minister Mlzncr of Central America In reference to the BaiTumliu caso. The matter was nil pre pared for him at the state department and sent to him at the white house t\vo or three days ago. Ho has read the documents carefully - fully aiidthlnlH that no good could ho ac complished by their publication. Aiit'sn OF THU uiinvDT. On February 2f last an act was approved empowering the president to confer brevet rank on officers of the army now on the active - ivo or retired list who have been or may bo distinguished for gallant services in action since January 1 , 1SUT. Stnco this act went into effect n swarm of social and political soldiers have bcsciged the department in efforts lo secure the brevet commissions. 'Speaking of the matter today General Cutcheon , chairman of the house committee on military affairs said : "Tho way In which this business has been managed is little short of outrageous , From , beginning to end there was clear deception on the military commit tee of tho. house , and if I had known thnfthc purpose was to commission a lot of fav.qfltcs to swell brevet ranks to enormous proportions I never } ? puld have Introduced the bill and would uptMinvo urged its passage. When ib catno before the committee the very innocent statement was made that no inoro than I'M ofUccrs would he effected by the moasure.and . the special clulm was iirged that it was only intended to hurry forward the breveting of oQlcers who had long ago earned promotions and wore being delayed by the circumlocu tion of offlce. In order to do , as we thought , n , plain net of Justice , wo passed this bill , but now I find that the purpose is to swell the brevet runks to a ridiculous extent and drag in n lot of officers who were not then suggested as entitled In any way to promotion. Our Intention was to give a meritorious reward to a few well known heroes of the Modoc , Apache , Ute and other conspicuous Indian wars , but instead of that the officials have ransacked the records and have taken many ofllccrs in no way con spicuous in' order to confer a title upon them. "Wo will have an army of generals as well ns n country of colonels at this rate. Wo will have as many generals in the armv ns privates. In the hill that 1 in- trodriccu the language waft that 'ofllcars should bo breveted who had been iccom- mcnded for gallant service , ' but in some way the people who were pushing the bill got the wording changed so that It authorised the breveting of oftlccrs 'who have been or may have been recommended for gallant service.1 It is under this dracr-not provision that n good part of the army is likely to bo given titles. " From another source it is learned that when the plan for wholesale breveting reached the ears of President Harrison ho gave It a pramptveto. General Schollcld , It is said , has furnished two separate lists of oflleers entitled to brevet rank , according to his judgment. But in each ease the lists have got buck to the war department without the president's approval , for it was qulto evident that they contained n great number who may have been somewhat deserving of reward , but who in no way deserved to enjoy the pro visions of this act. General Schofleld was called on this after noon and asked what ho was doing in the matter. "It has been n huge work , " ho said. "I set a force of clerks to work in the auju- tint general's oflico examining all the records for.tho last twenty-three years. They re ported 150 names , 1 think , of the olllcers de serving rank and I transmitted them to the secretary of war , but the presi dent has not acted upon them , and there is no likelihood of getting them through at this session of congress. My examination was based on strict impartiality nnd with a desire of giving every oftlcer In the service a chance to secure the brevet ranic lie was entitled to , Possibly this will swell the brevet service enormously , hut that is not my fault. All I have to do is to carry out the exact provis ions oi' the law. " r.MlIIOCK AND THE TARIFF. Senntor Paddock at 5 o'clock this afternoon fulfilled his pledge made to.lho conference of western senators , nnd through them to the tariff conference committee , that if any duty was imposed upon binding twine ho , with nine others , would vote against the adoption of the conference report. For the past three days enormous pressure has been brought to boar upon all the senators from the north west nml the party lash has been cracked over the heads of each , nnd all the senators from New England , Now York nnd Pennsylvania have been particu larly vigorous in their denunciation of any show of independence upon the part of any of the western senators , wno have been in formed by thorn that failure of unity of action in their party would result in the defeat of the bill. Senntor Paddock nnd others have refused to take this view of the situation. They insist that their position is simply ono of demanding a new conference and n proper adjustment oi tariff duties , which , they believe , has not been accorded the west. Those who are standing with Senator Pad dock insist that if the members from the northwest who pledged themselves in confer ence will now stand together n much better bill can bo secured before congress adjourns , and oven If the matter should not bo settled at the present session that sixty days of re- llcctlon over the situation , together with a certain pressure which would bo Drought upon the senate from western constituencies , will result in a change for the better. Senator Paddock began his speech by say ing that wltnout malice toward any one , but constrained by duty to the state and section which ho represented , ho should vote against the conference report. If it was a purely po litical question ho should cheerfully accept the Judgment of the majority of his party as sociates , but ho could not consider this great economic problem as ono entirely political in its nature , affecting ns it did interests most vital to his Immediate constituency and the entire west. Ho could not sco the benefit which would accrue to the people by the sweeping away ot the imports on sugar when measured in connection with losses sustained by them through the increase in duties on many other articles essential tollfo. Desir able as frco sugar was , when secured at the expense of dearer clothing , dearer tlnpluto , dearer earthenware , dearer cutlery and so on it did not relieve the debit tide of the account for the poor. In addition , when it bad proved an ohstncle to the development of the manufacture of sug.ir hy the wett and to the commiindtng of reciprocal tr.ido with o ; . nations it seemed to him illtlmod and unWi s The senator then entered upon an nrgum to show how European countries had fostei beet sugar raising and how hy their fost < - Ing care the crop which America could pi' . dtico In volume suftlclcnt Tor the world liri $ become one of the most , if not the most , Inl ? tiortant nprlcultut .il propucllons of Huropj , When the treatment by the conference com- mltteo of this new and most promising Indus try is compared , said Senntor I'addoelc , with the treatment accorded the manufacturer : * of tin plato , steel rails , struetinl iron , cutlery , woolen and cotton the result was not pleasant to contemplate , nor did It particularly incline n senator from n state , whoroa strong nnd promising commence ment had been miulo In the development of such an industry to vote for this report , Tno beet sugar Industry , ho said , was more im portant in Its promise to the people of this country than any twenty others just at the time- when the United States was about to join in the procession of beet sugar makers , and when thorough tests In several states of the northwest had shown that thcro was a great future before this industry , at n tlmo when a ( treat plant built In Nebraska was about to start into operation. The conference report , yielding to unwise clamor , had refused to accord It the protection which , nftcrnhiml strugplo , western soaators had obtained for it through the senate bill. As for his own state , it was paying o bounty to sugar-Browing , but why should u state which paid annually the sum of inoro th.in $ .Y H > , OOU of intercut revenue taxes bo burdened with the protection of an interest which was of national Imiwrt. In conclusion the .senator stated that ho hail no personal interest to subserve , bearing only In mind the state nnd sei'tion which ho repre sented ; that ho should bo frlad to bo sup ported in his position by associates nnd fr'ends. ' It was always painful to differ , bvt If forced to do so alone ho would main tain his stand. Ho said that ho would have voted as n republican and a prutectionist for the bill as It passed the senate , not because it was the test possible bill , but perhaps the best practicable under the circumstances ; that at least made substantial concessions to the needs of the west and could have been defended on that account , but as a republi can ho should be compelled to vote against the report , The senate bill ho could have do- fehded , because it was n frank declaration to wipe out the bhuling twine trust , wiilcli had aerogautly ahd defiantly braved assault from the farmers of the west , while it hail oner.itert to reduce the profit on every bushel of wheat raised in the trans-jllssourl coun try. Ho could have pointed to free binding twinoas an onmcst tuut republican perform ance keeps imcd with republican promise anil that hereafter ! combinations of this kind would bo mot by the certainty of congres sional action and"tho opening of the competi tion of the world to control the practices of such organizations. Hud the Hcnnto bill been adopted he could have shown other Im portant reductions in ilut.v worth many hundreds of thousands of Hollars to the settlers of the far west , hut which had disappeared from the compromise of the conference ) committee. Ho could have pointed to satisfactory protection of the beet sugar industry an actual infant industry In which the farmers of the west , nnd , indeed , of the whole country were directly interested. With the bill as It passed the senate ho would not have hesitated to go before the western men , republican , and dem ocrats alike , defending his ovary vote before a tribunal of the people , stnndihg as a repub lican mid n prohibitionist , nnd advising the concurrence uid | endorsement of the measure ns a whole , however subject it might have been to criticisms on individual schedules and paragraphs , but ho could not consistently endorse the conference report , believing that it yields In many essential features conces sions which the people of Nebraska demanded nnd \vhleh.iisoneof their representatives , ho- had struggled. The only manner , ho said , in which ho could inako hU protest effective , was not by threats , but by performance , by n remonstrance which ends only with the con summation of the vote endowing the results obtained. Senator Paddock said that this ho must do regardless of consequences to him self and In compliance with what he believed to bo his representative duty. He stated ho had not ono penny worth of personal Interest past , present or prospective in any Industry affected by this bill. All that ho possessed or hoped to possess In the world was within the boundaries of Nebraska ; that her pros perity nnd her fortunes were necessarily his ; that he neither owned no'r would allow hlin- selt lo own a share of stock affected by the lluctuation of Wall street , nor was ho inter ested directly or indirectly in any certificate ot any umu or nature wnoso vaiuo any net or legislation could change. " "Whatever criti cism it may evoke from party associates or political opponents , " said the senator , "I shall at least bo acquitted in the court of my own conscience from the charge of disap pointment in failing to scsuro personal aggrandizement and from the accusation of selfish plquo at individual loss. As I could have voted as a republican and a protectionist for the bill us It passed the senateso I shall vote as n republican and protectionist against It. I sincerely hope that the report will not bo adopted and that a new conference com mittee will bo ordered. " Till : OMAHA I'OSTMASTKIISinr. The Omaha postmastershlp is still hanging lire , Senator Manderson said to your cor respondent today that ho had tiot as yet made up his mind whom ho would recom mend , but that there could bo n recommenda tion looked for this week. Ho says ho will wait for n few moro endorsements of the re spective candidates , and when ho was satis- iled that ho had found the host man ho would recommend him. ADJOl'IINMENT I'llKDICTnn FOll TIICKSIMY. It seems the general impression among tlioso best able to judge that adjournment , oC congress will occur oh Thursday , Senator Manderson said today that ho did not see how it would bo possible to get away bcfero thai time , as after the tarill conference re port is disposed of It will tiiko the Dost part of two days to clear up the little things Inci dental to an adjournment , and ns the tariff is not likely to Uo voted upon until tomorrow evening , this would bring the day of ad journment to Thursday. XCnilASKA I'OSTMASTCIW APPOINTED , Mr. Dorsoy has received notlco of the ap pointment of the following postmasters : Byron W , Bassett , Hock county ; John An drews , UolgraJo ; also M , S. Feu ten as teacher at the I'lno Kldgo Indian agency in South Da kota. Keprcsentatlvo Dorsoy has sent to the second end assistant postmaster general a petition requesting that the mall servlco on the line between Nordcn and Spnngvlcw bo increased nnd that the mail bo delivered at these two places and intermediate points daily , In Quest of Information. CHICAGO , Sept. 29. Chief Clerk Brackctt of the treasury department nnd Cominls- 'sionor-at-Lnrgo McDonald of California left tonight for St. Paul nnd Minneapolis , They will visit thoMlniicsotaexposltionand confer with exhibitors und others In the Interest of the world's fair. Afterward Commissioner McDonald will visit the Illinois btiito Mir at Pcorla and the corn palace at Sioux City , The Kinc ofllol laud's Condition. TUB HAOUB , Sept. ! 29. [ Special Cablegram to TUB Hen. ] The king shows no sign of Im provement nnd his condition excites the greatest apprehension. Dr. Koscnstoln , the celebrutcd specialist , has been summoned Horn Loydcn to attend his majesty , The Czar AVIll Arbitrate. ST. Pn-Eiisnuno , Sept. 29.-Spedal [ Cable gram to THE BEE. ] The czar has definitely consented to act ns arbltratorof the question atlssuo between Franco nnd Holland regard ing tbo boundary between French Guiana and Dutch Guiana. No Money for Hoiinilnry WASHINGTON , Sept , 29. Among the Items stricken out of the general deficiency bill In conference was the appropriation for monuments ments to mark trio boundary line between North and South Dakota , $20,000. , Governor of Oerinati Must Africa. JJiiuLiv , Sept. 20 , Von Sodeu , ex-governor of Cameroon ? , has boon appointed governor of German East Africa. mm FROM THE TRESTLE , A Disastrous Freight Wreck on the NortLd western Near Eldora. IE ENGINE AND NINE CARS DITCIlEty VoiinjWonmti Xcni * UO.H Killed by the Acoltlontnl DIs- ohnrgc of n Huvnlror Other lowix Xcwa. DBS MOINTJ , In. , Sept. 2 < J.-Speclal [ Tele * ram to Tin : DEC. ] A disastrous wcrcli occurred about > o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Toledo branch of the Chicago & . North * western road just east of Eldorn Junction , Afrclht , | ; train goinvr west struck a cow at the approach of a high trestle , The engine was thrown from the track nnd plunged Into the abyss below , behiR followed by iilnornra , and all were plied In a heap. Tiircn persona on the cngino jumped nnd saved their lives. The wreck cauiiht llro from n car-load ol llmo and the cntiro mass oC debris and tun bridge burned. A Shocking Tragedy. Dns Moms , In. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tolew gram , to Tm : Bin : . ] A shocking tragedy oc curred at the country residence of Air. M. E * Dcvin , seven nnd one-half miles southwest of this city , yesterday afternoon , which ro suited hi Mr. John Devin's young wife ro < cclvlngn fatal wound from a revolver. The family were assembled In the dining room when James Dovln picked up a belt contain ing a revolver to Inspect it , In some niamioj the revolver slipped from the belt , fell to the floor , and exploded. The ball entered Mrs. John Uevin's left breast , death result ing almott Instantly. Her young husband wns in Chicago , but was sent for and is prostrated by the tragedy. The Dovin family was well known In the society and in business circles of Dos Molnoj. John Dcvin Is a graduate of Cornell college , Now York , and was married to Jcssio Crom of ISnsi lierlin , Conn. , about ono year ajjo. Drove Him Out ol'Totvn. IOWA FAI.I. ? , In. , Sept. 20. f Snosiul Tele gram to Tnr BRV.I A. M. Uryson of Acklcy is charged with seducing n young girl ono d.iy lust week and has been driven out of town. An indignation meeting hns been held and should ho return severe measures will ho his punishment. Ho is prommont church member and a grand odlcor of the ICnlghts of Honor of Jovru. This is said to bo his second fall from KIMUO , ho having been the principal party In a scandal some eight years njo. Ilo Is a married man and has two daughters grown. _ Prof. Crow'n Dvatli. GniSNii.i. : , la. , Sept. 29. [ Special Tclo gram to Tin : Ilii : . ] A telegram was re ceived this morning nnnoiindng the death of Prof. J. M. Crow nt Colorado Springs , where ho had gene on account of poor health in duced by la grippe. Ho hold the chnlr of Greek and was aged forty-four. Ho was Im mediately popular among the students , and there Is great grief among them. This Is the only death which has over occurred among the professor * of Iowa college while con * nectcd with" the col le o. Itoluiul. ROUND , la. , Sept. 29. [ Special Telegram to TnciJnE.J Great excitement was caused hero last evening by the shooting und serious woundlnp of Joseph Johnson byadespernto character named Ole N. Johnson , The latter after the shooting cooly drove out of town and the sheriff nnd a posso.aro in pursuit. Found Dead in a IJnrn. Cr.tun Hu'iu. , la. , Scot. 29. [ Upeclal Tel- gram to Tun Ben. ] Joseph "Vlasak , aged twenty-two , was found dead in a barn this morning , where ho had been lying neglected and sick for two -weeks. Ho was a hurd drinker. VliAttlTY . .I.VJUSTICE. . How Tlioy AVcro Meted Out nt tlio Itouk Hlvcr Conference. AtnoiiA , 111. , Sept. 29 , [ Special Telo- * cram to Tun BEE. ] A hearty ovation was lendcred Bishop Taylor of Africa at the UoclUUvcr Methodist conferenco. In his ad dress' to the conference Bishop Taylor sketched the outlines of hU great work nnd how thirty-five mission stations nro prosper ing1 on the congo. They could easily got boys to enter the mission schools , but the polygamists bought up the llttlo firls anil they could not bo rescued without the pay ment of ransom. This pioduccd a profound sensation. Near tlio close a brother nskcd the missionary how much it took to redeem n girl. The bishop answered $ ! 0. As teen ns benediction was pronounced John A. Foster shouted out , "Let's redeem ono of these girls for Bishop Taylor's school before wo leave the house I" Mouoy camu to the table from all parts of the house and in a few moments the llrst girl was redeemed. Then a llttlo note wni read : "I will redeem the s'icond girl. W. T. Stuart. " Then the call wns continued for the third girl and the money was wised.V. . A. Spencer re deemed the fourth girl und bomcono else the iifth. Hov. Isaac Linoburger came to the speaker , saying , "Ivlll give for myself and friends 100. " Then there was long applause and the ro- dcemliiR went on until nine girls were saved from polygamy for Christian schools. Bishop Taylor will curry the money to Africa next November and personally look at tor the re demption of the girls , The utter disgrace and degradation from the ministry of Kov. George 1' . Sullivan of Pluttovillo was the sensational feature of to day's ' session of the conference. The court presented Its report today und found Air. Sullivan guilty of a largo percentage of the allegations made against him , On none of the others was ho acquitted without a ataln , the softest finding on any count being the non-compromising "not sustained" which Is , to all effects nnd purposes , oqulvolcnt to the Scottish verdict of "not proven. " The in dictment against him contained six counts forgery , obtaining money under false pre tenses , trying to obtain money under false pretenses , embezzlement , dishonesty and falsehood. hliot Her Ilutriiycr. SU < T L KiJ , Utah , Sept. 2'J. [ Special Tele gram to TIIK IJ 1:1 : : . I Amanda Olcson , a dressmaker , shot and instantly killed Charles Hull , a leading gambler , The tragedy oc curred at the homo of the murdered man and was caused by Hall deceiving th'o young woman. Learning her condition she went to him for satisfaction , but was refused. She then pulled a pistol and shot him , after which slio went lo police headquarters oud gave herself up. Imputation < > ! 'Illinois Cities. WASHINGTON' , Sept , 29. The census hurrnu today announced the population of the follow ing Illinois cities : Canton S.fiS'.t , Increase 1,827 ; Galesburg 15,312 , , increase 8,775jMollne 11,005 , increase .1,195 ; Montnouth .1,837 , Vi- crcaso WT ; Pcoria 40,7s5 , increase ! ! / ; Kock Island 13,5W , Increase 1 , I7. The population of Montana is 1)1T09 ! , an la- crcaso otUJ.dlO. I'nn-American Expenditures. WASHINGTONSept. . 29. The secretary of state today sent to the senate u statement of the disbursements from the appropriation for the expenses of the Pan-American con * ferenco. The appropriation was 125.000and the oxjienditureii $ rj-l,07t > .bV , the bcluL' turned Into the treasury